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Move over Magaluf – these are the world's most dangerous beaches

Staithes, UK

Staithes Beach in Yorkshire was once described by the campaign group Surfers Against Sewage as one of the worst in Europe due to its polluted waters, and it has repeatedly failed to reached European Union standards for cleanliness. Others that have failed to meet the mark include Burnham-on-sea in Somerset, Walpole Bay in Margate and Silloth in Cornwall. The risks of bathing in polluted water? Acute diarrhoea, ecoli, meningitis, typhoid fever and hepatitis A, according to Surfers Against Sewage.